EP 1618773 A1 20060125 - Robotic sod stacker with software control
Title (en)
Robotic sod stacker with software control
Title (de)
Sodenstapelroboter mit Treibersoftware
Title (fr)
Robot pour entasser des mottes de gazon comportant des moyens logiciels de pilotage
Publication
Application
Priority
US 89871004 A 20040723
Abstract (en)
A numerically-controlled robotic manipulator arm (24) mounted to a sod harvester (20) comprises two segments (40,42) pivotally coupled together. One segment (40) is rotatably coupled to a fixed base (38) on the harvester while the second segment (42) carries a pick-up head (44) which can turn with respect to the segment. The pick-up head is capable of picking up, holding, and releasing sod rolls. The arm is programmable so that a variety of configurations of stacked sod rolls can be achieved.
IPC 8 full level
A01B 45/04 (2006.01); A01D 43/06 (2006.01); A01D 43/16 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
A01D 90/00 (2013.01 - KR); A01G 20/15 (2018.01 - EP US); Y10S 414/124 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] WO 2004006642 A2 20040122 - STEINER TURF EQUIPMENT INC [US], et al
- [A] EP 1391146 A1 20040225 - TVETENE DONALD [US], et al
- [A] US 5269379 A 19931214 - MILLAR DAVID B [US], et al
- [A] US 2001050174 A1 20011213 - VAN VUUREN JOHANNES [NL]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2005167123 A1 20050804; US 7096967 B2 20060829; CA 2504994 A1 20060123; CA 2504994 C 20070911; CN 1723751 A 20060125; EP 1618773 A1 20060125; KR 20060046544 A 20060517; US 2007034392 A1 20070215; US 7467667 B2 20081223
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 89871004 A 20040723; CA 2504994 A 20050422; CN 200510075338 A 20050610; EP 05254631 A 20050725; KR 20050066368 A 20050721; US 42193006 A 20060602